The Chittagong Stock Exchange is a stock exchange based in the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh.It is one of the twin financial hubs of the country, alongside the Dhaka Stock Exchange.The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) began its journey on 10th October of 1995 from Chittagong City through the cry-out trading system with the promise to create a state-of-the art bourse in the country.Founder members of the proposed Chittagong Stock Exchange approached the Bangladesh Government in January 1995 and obtained the permission of the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 1995 for establishing the country's second stock exchange. The Exchange comprised of twelve Board members, presided by Mr. Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury (MP) and run by an independent secretariat from the very first day of its inception.